A tourist trolley, also called a road trolley, is a rubber-tired bus designed to resemble an old-style streetcar or tram, usually with false clerestory roof. The vehicles are usually fueled by diesel, or sometimes compressed natural gas.
Tourist trolleys are used by both municipal and private operators. Municipal operators may mix tourist trolleys in with the regular service bus fleet to add more visitor interest or attract attention to new routes. In many cities tourist trolleys are used as circulators.[2] Tourist trolleys are also run by private operators to carry tourists to popular destinations.
Tourist trolleys sometimes operate in places which also have streetcars. For example, tourist trolleys operate in Philadelphia,[3] which also has actual trolley service.[4]
Housatonic Area Regional Transit in the past had a trolley service in downtown Danbury, but service was later suspended. HARTransit purchased a new trolley-replica bus in June 2014.
^A circulator operates a simplified route limited to popular destinations on a fixed schedule with a reduced or free fare. See ref [1] for definition.
^"Philadelphia Trolley Works ('76 Carriage Company) — visitphilly.com". Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^"SEPTA - Route 10, 11, 13, 15, 34 & 36 Trolley Line Map". www.septa.org. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^"Historic Trolley Route has a new name - Route 6/Downtown Lancaster Loop". Red Rose Transit Authority. August 22, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
^(PDF). Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tourist trolley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message A tourist trolley also called a road trolley is a rubber tired bus designed to resemble an old style streetcar or tram usually with false clerestory roof The vehicles are usually fueled by diesel or sometimes compressed natural gas Optima tourist trolley formerly operated by RRTA in Lancaster Pennsylvania The name refers to the American English usage of the word trolley to mean an electric streetcar As these vehicles are not actually trolleys and to avoid confusion with trolley buses the American Public Transportation Association APTA refers to them as trolley replica buses 1 Contents 1 Use 2 Operators 3 Manufacturers 3 1 Current 3 2 Former 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksUse editTourist trolleys are used by both municipal and private operators Municipal operators may mix tourist trolleys in with the regular service bus fleet to add more visitor interest or attract attention to new routes In many cities tourist trolleys are used as circulators 2 Tourist trolleys are also run by private operators to carry tourists to popular destinations In San Francisco tourist trolleys mimic the city s famous cable cars Tourist trolleys sometimes operate in places which also have streetcars For example tourist trolleys operate in Philadelphia 3 which also has actual trolley service 4 Operators editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Gillig Trolley owned by EMTA nbsp Dupont Trolley owned by Kingston Citibus Notable operators of tourist trolley buses New York Trolley Company Williamsburg Area Transit Authority Local shopping centers and points of interest including Merchants Square in Williamsburg Virginia Capital Metropolitan Transit Authority Dillo Routes in downtown Austin Texas Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority Bayliner Route in downtown Erie Pennsylvania Gray Line Worldwide Kingston Citibus in Kingston New York Montgomery Area Transit Service Lightning Route Trolleys in Montgomery Alabama Pace circulator in the Chicago area Chicago Trolley amp Double Decker Co Largest sightseeing charter company in the Midwest citation needed Red Rose Transit Authority circulator in downtown Lancaster Pennsylvania retired in 2019 and replaced with regular buses 5 Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Providence LINK in downtown Providence Rhode Island Transit Authority of River City Louisville Kentucky VIA Metropolitan Transit VIA Streetcar in San Antonio Texas Ollie the Trolley in Scottsdale AZ circulator in Downtown Scottsdale Riverside Transit Agency shuttle service in downtown Riverside CA Temecula CA and around UC Riverside Molly s Trolley in West Palm Beach Florida I Ride Trolley in Orlando Florida Sun Trolley in Fort Lauderdale Florida Miami Trolley in Miami Florida Doral Trolley in Doral Florida TANK operates Southbound Shuttle which circles the riverfront cities of Newport Kentucky Covington Kentucky and Cincinnati Ohio Wave Transit operates a circular tourist route in downtown Wilmington NC Capital District Transportation Authority CDTA Saratoga Visitors Trolley Saratoga Springs NY from Memorial Day Weekend until Labor Day Weekend Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority NFTA Route 55T Tourist Trolley along Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls New York between Niagara Falls and the Niagara Falls International Airport 6 Housatonic Area Regional Transit in the past had a trolley service in downtown Danbury but service was later suspended HARTransit purchased a new trolley replica bus in June 2014 Coast Transit Authority Beachcomber 1 and Casino Hopper 2 lines in Biloxi MississippiManufacturers editCurrent edit Cable Car Classics Inc Gillig Corporation Hometown Trolley Specialty VehiclesFormer edit Dupont Industries Optima Bus Corporation formerly Chance Coach Inc See also editTrackless train tram in U S English Trolleybus Heritage streetcar Duck tour uses an amphibious vehicle for sightseeing List of busesReferences edit Bus and Trolleybus Definitions American Public Transportation Association 2003 Archived from the original on 2007 10 16 Retrieved 2009 09 29 A circulator operates a simplified route limited to popular destinations on a fixed schedule with a reduced or free fare See ref 1 for definition Philadelphia Trolley Works 76 Carriage Company visitphilly com Retrieved 3 February 2018 SEPTA Route 10 11 13 15 34 amp 36 Trolley Line Map www septa org Retrieved 3 February 2018 Historic Trolley Route has a new name Route 6 Downtown Lancaster Loop Red Rose Transit Authority August 22 2019 Retrieved September 17 2019 NFTA Route 55T bus schedule PDF Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Archived from the original PDF on 2 October 2013 Retrieved 27 September 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tourist trolleys Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tourist trolley amp oldid 1160662767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
